Reposted by WV PopulistRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now. 482150995538
Reposted by WV PopulistRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Under Trump: -There are 18,000 cyclospora cases across 45 states -Millions have lost ACA & Medicaid coverage -Measles cases are at a 35-year high -New "forever chemical" pesticides are in our food supply -Crucial public health agencies like the CDC & NIH are gutted "Make America Healthy Again." 1152343982
Reposted by WV PopulistACLU @aclu.org · 27/07/2026The public is catching on to Flock's surveillance scheme — and successfully fighting back against the company's efforts to expand its network of creepy cameras even more. Flock can't stop the power of the people. 13711273
Reposted by WV PopulistProPublica @propublica.org · 27/07/2026The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.projects.propublica.orgWhere Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublicaThe FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports. 4421501221
Reposted by WV PopulistProPublica @propublica.org · 04/06/2026People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.propublica.orgIf You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your LifeWomen experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv... 11767484
Reposted by WV PopulistQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 04/06/2026Ken Jones, a retired San Francisco firefighter, has died from lung cancer after Blue Shield denied his treatment claims Any 2028 candidate who does not champion universal healthcare is a non-starter. I will not vote for someone who kills my neighbors for "shareholder value." You can go burn in hell 9241881167
Reposted by WV PopulistKen Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 04/06/2026This was preventable. Mexico shut down one of the two facilities that spread sterile screwflies in 2013, and the USDA, slashed under DOGE, decided the flights run from the Panamanian facility might be smuggling drugs, aka weren't White enough. Direct expenses prioritized over indirect costs. 212756
Reposted by WV PopulistWest Virginia IWW @wviww.bsky.social · 01/05/2026A reminder on this May Day that an injury to one is an injury to all. Solidarity forever with the workers of the world. 2178
Reposted by WV PopulistEvan May @gianttourtiere.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Happy International Workers' Day. Solidarity. Poster by @rlmartstudio.bsky.social, and also on my office wall. 3947429
Reposted by WV PopulistMonongalia County Democrats @moncountydems.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Check out the recording of the US Senate candidate debate hosted by the Jefferson County Young Democrats this past Friday! Watch it on YouTube: youtu.be/Z2_qs7oBmiM?...youtu.beDemocratic Senator Primary Debate 2026YouTube video by Jefferson County Young Democrats - WV 011
WV Populist @wvpopulist.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Abolish ICE. Close the concentration camps. Prosecute everyone involved. 000
Reposted by WV PopulistRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/10/2025An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs. Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker. Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps. Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them. 411180296435
Reposted by WV PopulistACLU @aclu.org · 30/10/2025BREAKING: A federal court ruled that the FDA's unnecessary restrictions on medication abortion are unlawful and must be reconsidered. This decision reaffirms that our access to safe and essential medicines should be dictated by science, not politics. 4047011431
Reposted by WV PopulistProPublica @propublica.org · 25/10/2025#ICYMI: Among the citizens detained by immigration agents are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer. Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened. By @nicolefoy.bsky.socialpropublica.orgMore Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near... 14550295
Reposted by WV PopulistRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Health insurance costs jumped for workers & employers in 2025. This will get worse if the GOP refuses to extend ACA subsidies. Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024. Still not sure we need Medicare for All? 20561622425
Reposted by WV PopulistBrad McElhinny @bradmcelhinny.bsky.social · 19/10/2025In West Virginia, rallies took place in communities all across the state on Saturday, including the state capital in Charleston, university cities Morgantown and Huntington and smaller places like Keyser, Fayetteville, Romney and Wardensville.buff.lyAt 'No Kings' rallies, West Virginians say they are not antifa militants, Hamas, haters or paid protesters - WV MetroNewsParticipants said they were motivated by what they see as overreach by the Trump administration. 142
Reposted by WV PopulistRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/10/2025This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win. 847299177413
Reposted by WV PopulistRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone. 307171375066
Reposted by WV PopulistACLU @aclu.org · 10/10/2025Next week, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine the future of the Voting Rights Act. At stake in Louisiana v. Callais is Black voters’ ability to elect their candidates of choice in Louisiana, and all voters' ability to challenge racially discriminatory maps.slate.comThe Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once AgainThe leading arguments in support of Black voting rights were race-conscious at their core. 13289117
Reposted by WV PopulistErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 25/09/20251. A new The 19th/SurveyMonkey Poll finds that a majority of Americans are against trans youth care bans. This includes a majority of Independent voters, casting doubt on the narrative that Democrats need to pull back on transgender people. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comNew Poll: Most Americans Oppose Bans On Gender Affirming Care For Trans YouthA new The 19th/SurveyMonkey poll reveals that most Americans oppose bans on trans care for youth, with LGBTQ+ people overwhelmingly opposing such bans. 211820576
Reposted by WV PopulistACLU @aclu.org · 25/09/2025DHS subpoenaed Meta for information about an account that posts names and images of the ICE agents raiding our communities, but @aclu-norcal.bsky.social and advocates are pushing back. Recording federal agents while on duty in public — and sharing that information — is our First Amendment right.theintercept.comThe Feds Want to Unmask Instagram Accounts That Identified Immigration AgentsStopICE.net filed a motion to quash a subpoena about an Instagram video that identified a Border Patrol agent. 201270400
Reposted by WV PopulistErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 25/09/2025Honestly, a really good article. It's not just Fox News and MAGA that have made it hell for trans people in recent years. It's some of the "liberal" news outlets and centrist publications that made this possible too. 301735518
Reposted by WV PopulistErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/09/2025I don’t think people truly understand the ascendency of fascism in this country right now. This is an abhorrent, but not surprising, proposal given the rhetoric and actions of the Trump regime and its far right supporters. 422175505
Reposted by WV PopulistAndrew Donaldson @four4thefire.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Hating Pitt and having a proper dust up over it since 1895. As God intenteded it... Let's Go Mountaineers #ESP #BackyardBrawlmedia.tenor.coma man in a fur hat holds a flag that says let 's go class of 2024ALT: a man in a fur hat holds a flag that says let 's go class of 2024 072
Reposted by WV PopulistIda Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2025The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on. 13904113910191
Reposted by WV PopulistThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/09/2025This is what lawlessness looks and sounds like 2194135564580
Reposted by WV PopulistPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 17/08/2025Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...pbump.netMore people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C.Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in... 25679103394
Reposted by WV PopulistFight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Want to feel fired up? Watch this. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 ✊ 418864
Reposted by WV PopulistSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Two things can be true: 1) The President has legal authority over the D.C. police and the D.C. National Guard that he doesn't have *anywhere else* in the country; & 2) Even if this doesn't set a legal precedent, it sets an ominous *political* precedent for pretextually overriding local government. 398115532808
Reposted by WV PopulistThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/08/2025“Voters should pick their reps, not the other way around.” @texasdemocrats.bsky.social chair @kendallscudder.bsky.social & Kanew discuss how Dems would prefer national fair districting, but Republicans won’t let it happen so Dems have to fight fire with fire — as @jessicatarlov.bsky.social said. 4620143
Reposted by WV PopulistRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 03/08/2025Although Israel said it would pause military activity in select areas of Gaza to allow more food aid in, humanitarian organizations have said that the amount of food entering the area is far from enough, and without additional aid, an increasing number of Palestinians will die from famine.rollingstone.comGaza Still Isn't Receiving Enough Food to Prevent Starvation, Aid Workers SayThe famine situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate. Aid workers say Israel is not allowing enough food to enter the area as Palestinians starve. 619079
Reposted by WV PopulistRadioAppalachia @radioappalachia.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Freedom from Fascism protest July 5th Fairmont, WV facebook.com/events/s/fre... 066
Reposted by WV PopulistMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Flash flooding has killed at least six people, including a 3-year-old, in West Virginia. In the middle of it all people are stepping up to help one another. With the state's capacity limited, and Trump making severe cuts to FEMA, neighbors are helping neighbors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRvb...youtube.comMEDIA BLACKOUT: America’s Poorest Counties Devastated By Catastrophic FloodingYouTube video by More Perfect Union 1027498
WV Populist @wvpopulist.bsky.social · 17/06/2025West Virginians have some of the worst drinking water systems in the country. The rich needn't worry, but the working class folks get the short end of the stick and are stuck paying exorbitant prices for alternative water sources. www.post-gazette.com/news/environ...post-gazette.comWeirton residents left reeling after a winter water crisis turned it ‘into a third-world country’WEIRTON, W.Va. — When Rose McClements turns on the tap in her Weirton, W.Va., home, she’s not sure if she’ll get water that runs... 010
Reposted by WV PopulistAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Palantir’s technology has already built a centralized surveillance system for Trump, we’re not going to make anything easier for them. That’s one of the main reasons we stopped sharing videos and photos on our page. Our mailing list will also be taken down soon. 332522289
Reposted by WV PopulistNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15/06/2025"No protests were allowed in DC during the military parade the president ordered to honor himself on his birthday... That would’ve been a serious contender in a Most Unamerican Sentence contest ten years ago. Or 50. Or 80. Don’t let anyone tell you the US was always like this."arcdigital.mediaDon't Let Them Take Your Mental Health TooComplacency or defeatism would be a mistake, but carving out a bit of normality amidst a descent into authoritarianism feels like defiance 521551
Reposted by WV PopulistJustin Satzman @jsatz.bsky.social · 15/06/2025@msnbc.com reporter at the 1:15 mark. “The chaos you’re seeing is not the result of peaceful protestors, it’s the result of actions of law enforcement, specifically the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.” #nokings 120109223575
WV Populist @wvpopulist.bsky.social · 14/06/2025From the Coal Wars to the teacher strikes in 2018, Mountaineers have a strong history of protesting. We once again see Mountaineers protesting today on #NoKingsDay in Charleston, Morgantown, and Clarksburg. Montani Semper Liberi. 010
WV Populist @wvpopulist.bsky.social · 12/06/2025More blood for Trump's hands. People will die because of this. www.reuters.com/business/env...reuters.comTrump says FEMA to be wound down after hurricane seasonPresident Donald Trump said on Tuesday he planned to start "phasing out" the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the hurricane season and that states would receive less federal aid to respond to natural disasters. 010
Reposted by WV PopulistComic Book Couples Counseling @cbccpodcast.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Art by Wren McDonald. 152264756290
Reposted by WV PopulistGod @thegodshow.com · 02/06/2025They promised to root out waste and abuse and found none, and in the process wasted money and abused innocent people. They promised to deport 20 million people but are not getting anywhere near that, so they are desperately arresting anyone they can get their hands on whilst wearing face masks. 237106602857
Reposted by WV PopulistKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 30/05/2025This image from HRC goes so hard 402579833
Reposted by WV PopulistKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 30/05/2025Cis people have no idea just how stupid gender is about to get 171707359
Reposted by WV PopulistKel @kelblue69.bsky.social · 30/05/2025UN FUCKING BELIEVABLE. no healthcare for Americans but bonuses for the gestapo 22529181
Reposted by WV PopulistErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/05/2025I have a huge request for my readers: Trump's tax and spending bill will be moving through the Senate. Senators can invoke the Byrd Rule to try to remove the anti-trans Medicaid ban and EHB changes. You can find and call your senator here and ask them to do that. Please share as well.senate.govU.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators 4127931631
Reposted by WV Populistonion person @junlper.beer · 29/05/2025imagining taking white genocide seriously is so funny because it’s not a genocide in any classic or defined sense of actual oppression and instead is just that white people have gotten bad at fucking. it would be like calling pandas dying off as “panda replacement theory” lmfao 684719600